July 2014 babies

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Anyone use "secret swaddle"?

jt171101 wrote:

Do any of you moms use the secret swaddle on your LO? I have been desperate with this 4 month sleep regression and tried it out the past two nights. LO slept through the night both times! I'm concerned that it may mess with development though. She is not rolling from back to tummy yet. Is it safe to swaddle like this?

I don't know, but I have been doing this for a few weeks. LO kept breaking out of regular swaddles (the halo sleep sack and the swaddle me pod) and couldn't sleep unswaddled. I bought a zipadeezip but it didn't provide a miracle. To me it seems to put the baby in the same position as a miracle blanket which thousands of babies sleep in. I try to make sure the inside receiving blanket is only around her arms and isn't pushing her shoulders down if you know what I mean. I also don't pull it completely tight.

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knico2011

Yep we use it. Baby isn't rolling over yet but that's ok. She isn't considered delayed for not rolling yet.

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Rockonliz

I love the secret swaddle!! I use it for all sleep times. I don't make it terribly tight either, just enough so he can't break out of the sleep sack he wears.

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jt171101

Thank you all for the reassurance! We have just been using a large, muslin swaddle blanket since she was a week old, but lately she busts out so easily. I did the arm swaddle under the muslin swaddle and it has been amazing. We are all so much happier with a good night sleep!

We used the secret swaddle from birth all the way to a month ago when she started to roll. She never rolled while swaddled, but I decided to take her out of it just in case. She slept like a champ the whole time and now she wakes 4-5 times a night. It sucks, but we got some good sleep while it lasted and developmentally she's at a six month old's level. I'd do the secret swaddle as long as possible if I were you!

I do it it's great she sleeps all night but I was concerned about how restraining it was so we only do it at night not for naps during the day.

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natashakelly

We use it too. He sleeps all night and I will do it until he starts to show signs of rolling over. He is 15 weeks. I am actually really scared of starting him in sleep sacks. I just know he'll be up a few times a night again.

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